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Date Claimer - Announcing the 2008 ORIC Conference (back to topics)
2008 ORIC Conference Not to be missed
23rd & 24th August 2008 Mark this date in your calendar
Novotel Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park more>>
ORIC Membership is Now Due (back to topics)
ORIC Members will be receiving their membership renewal documentation in the post this week.
Annual Membership falls due 1 April 2008 and may be completed using the hardcopies provided or online by clicking Membership Renewal. Please contact the ORIC office if you have any queries or have not received your renewal information more>>
Bureau of Meterology Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Surveys (back to topics)
Recent modernisation of its radar network has allowed the Australian Bureau of Meterology to supplement its severe weather warning capabilities and see improvements in severe thunderstorm warnings. To assess the Bureau's performance in meeting the severe thunderstorm warning requirements of the public, considering aspects such as the accuracy, timeliness and usefulness of the severe thunderstorm warning service, they conducted an online survey during the 2006/07 summer, resulting in over 37,000 responses over a 4 week period. To complement this information, 3 questions about severe thunderstorm warnings were included in the Bureau's autumn telephone surveys. The online survey will be conducted again in March 2008. Comparison of the results of successive surveys will allow the Bureau to monitor the Australian public's opinion of ongoing improvements to the severe thunderstorm warning service more>>
UV Index and Sun Protection (back to topics)
A UV Alert is issued when the UV Index forecast is 3 or above, a level that can damage your skin & lead to skin cancer. It shows the time of the day people need to be SunSmart. The higher the Index value, the greater the potential for damage to your skin. The UV Alert is an initiative of The Cancer Council Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency.
The UV Index is a simple and informative way of describing the daily danger of solar UV radiation intensity. Each point on the Index scale is equivalent to 25 milliWatts/square metre of UV radiation. Heat or high temperatures are not an indication of UV radiation more>>
The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 requires employers to ensure the health and safety of all their workers, and that includes any worker who may be placed at risk when working outdoors. The Cancer Council recommends that all workplaces adopt an ultraviolet (UV) radiation protection program. The program should include a comprehensive policy and strategy for the early detection and prevention of skin cancer in the workplace. 'Skin Cancer and Outdoor Work - a guide for employers', a joint publication of WorkCover and The Cancer Council, is available from The Cancer Council, providing facts, legal obligations, safety controls/measures/recommendations, sample sun protection policy etc more>>
'Last Child in the Woods' (back to topics)
“I like to play indoors better, because that’s where all the electrical outlets are.”– a fourth-grader quoted in “Last Child in the Woods.” Western society is sending an unintended message to children: Nature is the past, electronics are the future and the bogeyman lives in the woods. This script is delivered in schools, families, even organizations devoted to the outdoors and codified into the legal and regulatory structures of many of our communities more>>
Environmental Heroes - Community Groups Chance to win $10,000 (back to topics)
The Women's Weekly is giving school, community, social and sporting groups in Australia the chance to win a share of $100,000 over the next 10 months with $10,000 being awarded to a different group each month. The competition invites children under 18 in school, social, sporting and community groups to use their creativity to devise new and effective ways to care for our environment. The judging panel will then award $10,000 each month to the group who are believed to have presented the best project more>>
Accident Report Release -
Fatality of Kayaker on Waikaia River (back to topics)
Maritime New Zealand has released its Accident Report into the death of a kayaker on the Waikaia River in Northern Southland, New Zealand on 13 January 2007 more>>
MemoryMap - Marine Series (back to topics)
Mapping was revolutionalised with the introduction of MemoryMap Topo which was previewed at the ORIC Conference. Now the range has been expanded to include the Australian Marine series of MemoryMap. This marine set hails the launch of version 5.2.3 of the software, offering AMG (Australian Map Grid) options for position format, a direct link to the mighty Google satellite imagery (by clicking "Web > View online satellite photo..."), plus a few tweaks / Vista compatibilities. For more information to purchase more>>
Out There - Warning to Take Precautions (back to topics)
Warning issued to hikers, hunters, fishermen and any motorcyclists that use the out-of-doors in a recreational or work-related function to take extra precautions while in the bush more>>
   
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